Decatur Community High School - Red Devil Yearbook (Oberlin, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 66 of the 1953 volume:

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Y Wi ' ' 5 J' .. .'?i.- 5 'f-. L- gv 'K' 'E' T' 1 Y '13 T5 5 5 if ia ., 4 I ffm- g 'fe S i , - ,- ag .5 str- 1 4 f a I ew We 1 V52 N , :,-,, Eg J? , -, y 1? 'ESE x 'IL M wi i ,Hwy BOARD OF TRUSTEES Edith Anderson Loyd Foley Howard Banta H.G. Mahon Ward Claar Joseph Vavroch Gilbert Anderson Henry 'Euhus Our Board of Trustees is made up of six members of the Board of Education plus the County Superintendent and our. D. C. H. S. Superintendent. They hold their meeting once a month and without pay, strive to keep our school rolling smoothly. They contribute much of their time to hand- ling the money and business administration of the school. 'NEI m cy., Q, V55-ra i l rf r E iff. H f -, fps . .ilgv QENIA . . gm- , , T ll- me 5 A 3 -fiisiil X? v 41- :1 5.f3... gfsaqssi 'asain ef'- Our Student Council this year consists of four seniors, three juniors, three sopho- mores, and two freshmen. They meet with Mr. Mahon every Monday and following that each member gives the student council report to an assigned classroom. Many subjects are discussed in these reports including noon-hour activities, parties, the various classes, sports, music speech, and the students are given an op- portunity to suggest any ideas they may have in regard to our school. ' STUDENT COUNCIL Bob King Marcille Holmberg Carl Lafferty Gary Coulter Richard Barrett Roy Gridley Dan Miller Derry Bishop Lowell Foley Larry Guinn Leroy Hoehner Neil Votapka Supt. H.G. Mahon .,4Q',L GLUE? ff, sz- nfl -- , 11531 K , ki11,R11 . 1. 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V1 .il 2 rl it ij 5 ir R rs s'a Richard Lehn Jerry Lohoefener Jerry Macfee Sally West James Miesner Beverly Morris Forrest Paddock Karen Pollnow Dickie Purcell Ronald Reist Virginia Rezner Donald Richardson Lemoin Rush Bill Schwab Derry Stiner Duane Unger Peggy VanPelt Ernest Vernon Nila Walters Jeanette Wurm as '-'nge 'Mfiff 4 5231: i l V Q- - , 2 egg r.r , F as 7, 'W I rn ? li 1 'f5Z r ., 'i -.12 21 V Y 'X 'PG 3- 3 -Q-1 I - ' L2 - - ' H 3 .' 'qs K- s had 3 fmt, , , ., . . ' . ,, ,kj ' f-1 fr' -1' ,- .J lsr? K-ik s M ' V Y i.,,l'.i C L vf 14, . 'S I .f 1 , Q 3,.Q , W g f Cora Ann Turpin i:f ,wry C ' 'i. gf , IT - 'fue' 5 'E-if A V ,W in lf , 'ig :r,W'iiyf-'V' Evan Moody Vice -President Dear Diary, In reminiscence, we recall seeing at the start of the school, 43 new freshmen faces in the halls of D.C.H.S. These new faces were welcomed by every student, for in no time they were a part of us. They chose as their class officers: president, Derry Bishopg vice-president, Evan Moody and secretary and treasurer, Jim Miesner. They have done well to carry on successful class meetings. Their spon- sors are Mrs. Gertrude Railsback and Mr. Lloyd Moody. Many of the freshmen have gone out for sports, even though they are too small to play. With determination and growth they will someday make the first team. The girls have been taking a wide in- terest in home economics. They have sewed, cooked and even served at various banquets. Agriculture seems to be a favorite of the freshmen boys. Other subjects that claimed freshmen were world history, algebra, general science, Spanish and speech. A big event of the year was the fresh- men party which was held at the shelter house in honor of one of their classmates, Barbara Edwards, who was leaving for California. 6 ff' f 5-E ' xi 'if A' 1. 12. A. 'KK fr P K L I , W5 AJ Y .1 GW OP. 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A E i ' t ffeiffl- .5124 l 4 l3xEg,u 't Aff gk- Richard Kelley Ray Kennedy Don Lawson Claudine Macfee Arley Macy Carol Messinger Dan Miller Henrietta Miller Robert Morris Margaret Morton Maxine Olson Marcia Petracek Dee Anna Rathbun Kay Rezner Virgil Sauvage Janice Schiessler Eunice Shuler Edna Smith Gary Soderlund Richard Thoren Gary Torluemke Neil Votapka Martha Lois West Norma Witt Janet Wurm Dear Diary, As we stop to review the sophomore class today, the first thing we find is 50 versatile stu- dents. The reason we call them versatile is because so many of them take part in athletics, music activities, agricultural contests and some even entered the speech contest. Then we remember one of the class meetings we looked in on. We found that the class as awhole was very interested in their stu- dent-arranged program. Class officers are president--Neil Votapka, vice-president--Phyllis Anderson. and secretary-treas- urer--Janet Wurm. The subjects which a sopho- more may enroll in include home economics, English, Spanish, agricultural, world history, gen- eral science, algebra, geometry, constitution, and manual training. A X 5 x dvnfntwfcq JS A, thug I I ' Q x bid 43,34 . ,. 7, U, V 14- A mv. .. s, A . ri , .U ' 'ff' . ww- .-', . ay -- - .K . ' ' ' ' '--. .,. up, Q. - - mf . r' -' 1-' ' ' . . -. 1 , .-1, ,, ix -,gv,,,,?e,,-,,..A9g 4 .kk Wai 59, lirla l f I . --'.:' in f. - K Q Gary Allen Waldo Anderson George Barnhart Richard Barrett Wayne Bosler Helen Bryan Eleanor Burg Carolyn Chambers Barbara Corcoran Beverly Cozad Jo Ann Daniel Marie Dean Stanley Deines Vernon Diederich Lowell Foley Rose Fritz Nelda Haynes Donald l-Iumes Victor Ingram Alvin Johnson Marjorie Jording Emery Kathka Nadiene King uniorri , 1 --.V fo - 1' if Marcille Holmberg -7:11, an 3. ff? f 2 fe , ri ser-lg b 1 ' Glenva Laidig Ruth Laidig Philip Law Maralyn Magers Sylvia Mahon 121 ,-,. .4 K., Q- -sa' ' W 1. C lil ' K I li V Q, X' lg D 1 l .-ggi: '- is Voyle Miller Louise Morford Mary Morton Erma Jean Muckey Leone Muirhead Delbert Musgrave Colleen Paddock Anne Pavelsek Daniel Plotts Leila Raulston Elaine Rippe Dean Roedel Dorothy Schwab Garrold Schweitzberger Roland Scott Shirley Scott Elna Shaw Willard Shaw David Simpson Delores Soderlund Bennie Spiers Suzy Stevenson John Tally Norman Tally Joe Thummel Gary Townsend Charolette Urling Virgil Van Pelt Beverly Wurm 9 617 all afiftk 2309 glad! The Newsboy Miss Gustavesky Martha Huntington Wally Huntington Laurie Huntington Sidney Huntington The Woman The Small Boy The Man Little Dog Horatio P. Honeywell Joan Wood Mark Bradford Caroline Blakesly Walola Breckenridge Amelia Dennis Grace Schoenbeck Thesese Brown Lillian Wood Ted Wood George Barnhart Maralyn Magers Charolette Urling Philip Law Sylvia Mahon Waldo Anderson Margaret Stevenson Darrell Moody Vernon Diederich and Daniel Plotts Puddles Norman Tally Leila Raulston Voyle Miller Marcille Holmberg Ruth Laidig Dorothy Schwab Glenva Laidig Louise Morford Mary Morton Lowell Foley 10 The juniors have now become upper classmen and find that they have more responsibilities. Classes plus activities fill their time. Eleanor Burg and Waldo Anderson made first team in debate. The juniors claim a high percentage of the glee clubs and mixed chorus, and twenty juniors are in band. They were very prominent in This Is It, the January variety show. Two girls, Charolette Urling and Marcillerl-Iolmberg were voted by the student body and will go to Girls' State this summer. Dick Barrett and Waldo Anderson will go to Boys' State. The officers of the junior class this year were president-Dick Barrettg vice- president-Marcille Holmbergg and sec- retary-treasurer-Beverly Cozad. Spon- sors were Miss Madelyn Ableson, Mr. Jack Fields, and Mr. Luther Colyer. When October rolled around the juniors staged a three-act comedy, The Little Dog Laughed. In April came the junior-senior prom and banquet with its problems of theme, program, decoration, and entertainment. Many juniors have proved skill and talent which they have showed to fellow students and others through- out the year of 1952-53. 7 School spirit ran exceptionally high this year. Throughout the entire year our student body, led by their four cheerleaders, supported all teams with the utmost enthusiasm. The task of keeping school pep high was capably handled by the cheerleaders, who in conjunction with the pep committee planned all pep stunts, meetings, speeches, and rallies. This they did for the boys who did the actual work on the field, mat, court, and track. The D-Club, made up of the lettermen, opened the year with initiation of new members and election of officers. Lee Fortin, Gary Quinn, and Wayne Bosler were elected president, vice-president, and secretary treasurer, respectively. The year was brought to a close by the annual Athletic Banquet, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Their speaker for the year of 1953 was Mr. Keith Lambert, assistant basketball coach from Kansas State College at Manhattan. ll wf...f.t.f..1-74 w ...ff cf1....,.. 5TH ROW: Moody, Carver, Addleman, Vernon, Kyte, Jeffus. Macfee, Johnson, Schwab, Jones. 4TH ROW: Coach Hague, Lehn, Bishop, B. Corcoran, Kelley, Guinn, Richardson, Paddock, R. Corcoran, Coach Lyons. '3RD ROW: B. King, Soderlund. Baker, Miller, Johnson, Townsend, Henningson, Ingrum. 2ND ROW: Morris, Roedel, Bosler, Weaver, Erickson, Brainard, Gridley, Shaw, Coach Lawson. IST ROW: Chapin, Marietta, Harris, L. Forrin. Moore, D. Fortin, Coulter, Brown. COmitted-O.KingJ It was a determined and hard-working group that co-ordinated with Coach Jack Hague and his assistants, Bob Lawson and Charlie Lyons, to bring to D. C. H.S. a team that will long be remembered as, to quote Jack Hague, A team that had willingness to work and a strong desire to win, a combination you can't beat! The Red Devil footballers swept through the season with eight wins and were held to a lone tie with Colby. A N. W.K. L. co-championship and an undefeated season were the accomplishments of the members of the Team of '52. C coAcH HAGUE SEASON RE C ORD P-burg 6 D.C.H.S. St. Francis 0 Oakley 12 Colby 6 Goodland 0 Hoxie 7 Smith Center 0 Atwood 7 Norton 0 12 Qin! Queen - .jvlafoween C ean-up A high light festivity in the fall of '52 was the crowning of the football queen. The honor was bestowed upon Joanne DeMay who, with her attendants, reigned over the Smith Center game after being crowned that afternoon in an assembly. Queen DeMay's attendants were Lynne Gaumer, Charolette Urling, Leila Raulston, and Elna Shaw. To celebrate the occasion a dance was held in the gymnasium after the game. Following the annual tradition the Oberlin students held the Halloween Clean-up on October 30. Catering to elderly people, the students raked over Z5 lawns and Z6 truck loads of leaves were carried away. Much was accom- plished in carrying out the origi- nal plan instituted in 1926. 13 ,il - -if'-sf J 5 an ..,.. .6 ,f ,, f r, , A f i ii. ' 'fE:F5. ., . 3 .,,,,,,.3,...f .,., .... . ....,t..,., , , gg., gf. . W . ,Exim .., .. M., 11 Efmrm. Jim- ::-.., 1 N +- M, B -1 3 1 -- -x W, V, si' g X : ,Q . ,301 f ' ' ' ' A V V - gtfirgegg ---,fe w ' B M ' ' iii., an -WNW : 5 2 iv -'r g ' Q 5. K Y GI' lcv 5 ff-ff, qilwgwfgwwwwmi : 'gm x -W5,i.'5gy, G'ff1'5 v-'13 Fei g3. .5H'ffi.55 -' 'f S'12,' 5' V-9 -5- ' SJ 1 , wa.,-, 5 ' - ' '3.,.i. :K'i,. , ,,,, N'. ' !'. 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Of the seven dual matches scheduled, the Red Devils won three and placed fifth in both the league and regional tournies. Four boys, Dee Fortin, Jerry Marietta, Phil Erickson, and David Brainard qualified for the state meet. Coach Lyons awarded letters to eight boys at the season's end and Dee Fortin was elected the team captain. No championship was won, but all the fellows who par- ticipated profited bythe experience in sportrnanship and competition. B -SQUAD AT WORK DR. LYONS HEAD MAN fgng AXX R P '10, -gb uw ned P of A521648 I Y FIG r?1hpap.1?gr-bib Minn A DeMAY QUEEN OF '52 fX5 l rfxf Yw' wN'n gl KW? Q21 . :b Z -'i1f3::?qx-5135 , -g g-g L 1: 2 W 'P f ,fx Elin, Q' 1,1 v'.,1,. i .fm H' W - , ,C r f-it 3 M 1 fee 5 e M A f gg IO i 1 A11-fiA' A, ,..W.1' N ,, ,,,. i A , i : , i 'ml 5,5 N , R 3 ,L , V L 'lL' i :V A I ' ' A U l Q 1? y I Fl' F -n r' Egg V'-5 ffg? '- . '- T' Trivia? 7092 ' 1 A 'Y 5 A, 1 vi ,,., , 1 , ,,. I , , .,, ,,. . f f . , ,, e -f ,. ,L - , , F T ? 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C716-doJ41.a,az.Jwum,aJ iifzvy-Jf.wzJQaA?,u.a1J 0J76.Za!L0?v1a.,:,,1,u1lZ7:J,LEJ,u.A4a2'2Jzf21J ,a-Z-Av' CZ, ' , Inrawwwavt Hwu aIZ!wZ4L-y '2d4Ln, ,-suck. , ' ,-uf-away! lzgbvwwwmz J mfwW?f0w 9-thwvtawfzzgaed ,u.aIo'7aA,a,a,aJf.aJ .-Zfuz . 19 l 1 34.2 ukficle ,Shaman As the months slipped by and we flipped up De- cember on the Calendar, Christmas festivity filled the air. Included in the many highlights of the season were the Christmas Vesper Pro- gram, the Y-Teen Program and the Christmas Party following the Goodland game Much Christmas spirit was shown by decorations in front of the schoolhouse, up and down the halls, and Christmas trees and bulle- tin boards in the teachers' rooms. .7405 ,9f Something old QDeariej, something new fCindy Eillaj, something bor- rowed fEveryone Be- warej, and something blue fBlue Moon, were a few of the many at- tractions of the first D. C. H. S. Variety Show. Eighty students and fac- ulty members took part in the show, which con- sisted of 25 acts Varying from the mingled voices of the Triple Trio to the hilarious antics ofMartin and Lewis. A full house enjoyed the first per- formance and a second performance was neces- sary to accommodate the capacity crowds. The show was under the di- rection of Nancy Lehman, Madelyn Ableson, and Jack Fields with Voyle Miller acting as Master of Ceremonies. Z1 lelafe s PQQC an l'6ll'l'la Dear Diar , Early in Sgpt. --This month was full of many activities as ten students joined together in Mrs. Railsback's room to start preparing for the debate season. We found the ques-tion for this year one of high interest as it concerned our foreign policy in Resolved: That the Atlantic Pact Nations should form a Federal Union. Dec. 6--Today, the Oberlin debate team won their first tourney as they swept through their own invitational undefeated with Phil- lipsburg and Osborne following with one loss each. Ian. 24--Well, dear diary, today will be one of happy memories for all the debaters and D. C. H. S. as well as they were pro- claimed Northwest Kansas Debate Champions by winning the Northwest Kansas Debate Tourney at Hays. The trophy is certainly a beautiful piece of hardware. Ian. 31'-W6 journeyed to Lawrence today, dear Diary, to participate in the state debate tournament. We didn't place, but we had the satisfaction of being one of the top six teams in the state. Mar. 28--Well, the debate season is over and speech is now in the limelight. Today, we journeyed to Hays to participate in the District Speech and Drama Festival. We received a total of six l's which entitle us to return to Fort Hays State College in three weeks for the State Festival. April I8--Two carloads of speech and drama students journeyed to Hays today to compete with the best talent found in this half of the state. We received high ratings of which the speech students can be proud. gen fu red t-Q21 X' J ist r ' ' - ,Q 4 ' r K We-ty 1,5 In the spring these young men's fancies turned to thoughts 7 t . ' ll- x f ., 1 J fb' of In ALT, 21 W :-:V .LUVQZQ t!i'f '?g - J y is Q W A Pac an le ' ' , : is it e- Z 1 I t r 4-Q-L t I 'xr 1' ,, . i'- Uen 6 and so ........ . .. VQ 5 '--- -A . .1 of V fii ,. - i,i ' f,,t- E bg Guinn sets school record Captain Moore--First in in high hurdles league mile Lawson, Hague, and Lyons figure for a few more polnts .. S,- .t . ffm K Q . . .Sill re5'f,,h-Fifi? H9ehne 'uP and Ove' Mile relay team--Second in state Moore tosses for NWKL ------------------- --nun-----on--nun--N record Johnson goes 5 O ' for Shaw, Brainard, and Fortin take lead ' gchggl record Another record by Weaver V-M - ew w fr, -M4 --1 tl? is xi :Q f.s :i. at BAND Zyanol X N P' x 3 tg I Dear Diary, X-Vx f When school began last fall, the music wing was a noisy jumble W Q of horn tooting and drum beating. Jack Fields, the new band director, Y probably had a few doubts as to whether or not he would ever get any band harmony out of the troupe by the end of the year. The music wing is still a noisy place during- fourth hour, but as the weeks rolled by one began to hear a sound resembling a melody. Under the direction of Mr. Fields the band has participated at the football and basketball games, band concert, pre -festival concert and the District Festival where they obtained a I rating. One of the highlights of the school year for the band was the annual band ban- quet held in the 4-H building. In the remaining weeks of school the band tookpart in the out-door concert and commencement. Dear Diary, This year we followed the direction of a new teacher, Miss Nancy Lehman, in Mixed Chorus. Sixty-eight of us meet twice a week, every Monday and Thurs- day and more often before contest and special programs. Taking part in the Christmas program, we sang the Night Before Christmas. Working hard, we presented You'll Never Walk Alone, and In Thy Holy Pres- sence for the pre-festival concert and at the music festival. Dear Diary, we were very proud of ourselves at contestg we received a I! At the beginning of the year we voted for officers which are president, Lynne Gaumerg secretary and treasurer, Bobby King. Librarians are Bobby Brown and Stanley Chapin. WxeJ Ckorud ocafiofri ' ENSEMBLES Triple Trio - D I - S II Boys'SeXtef1 - D I - S I Junior Sextet - D II Sophomore Sextet - D II Sophomore Girls' Sextet - D II Sophomore Boys' Octet - D II Boys' Ensemble - D III SOLOISTS Charolette Urling - D I - S II Marcille Holmberg - D II Lynne Gaumer - D I - S I Eleanor Olson - D I - S II Leila Raulston - D I - S II DonShaw-DI-SII Wilbur Baker - D II .Gary comer - D II Phil Erickson - D I - S II Jack Metcalf - D I - S II Richard Thoren - D II .9l'l5tl'lll'l'l2l'1,t6lZ5 SOLOISTS ENSEMBLES Virginia Vernon Trombone Solo Trombone Quartet - DI - SIII DI - SII Brass Sextette - DI - SIII Phil Law - Cornet Solo - DI - SII Drum Trio - DI - SIII Delmar Richards - Cornet Solo - DII Drum Quartet - DI - SII Nancy Johnson - Tuba Solo - DII Saxophone Quartet - DII Ruth Laidig - Drum Solo - DI - SI Piano Solo - DI - SI Clarinet Quartet - DII Marjorie Jording - Clarinet Solo - DIII Bonnie Taylor - Piano -Solo - DII Dixie Rathbun - Vocal Solo - DII Nancy Janousek - French Horn Solo DI - SI Marcia Petracek - Saxophone Solo DI - S11 get The Girls' Glee Club con- sisting of 78 members under the direction ofNancy Lehman meet every Tuesday and Friday mornings. This year the girls sang at the community Good Friday program at the high school and for the pre-festival con- cert and the music festival April'l0-11. Their rating was 1. The officers consist of President Janette Nelson, Secretary Amy Jane Thomsen Librarians are Marcille Holm- berg and Joanne DeMay. CMJ The Boys' Glee Club con- sisting of 52 members under the direction of Nancy Lehman meet every Wednesday morn- ing. The boys sang for pre- festival concert and for the music festival. Their rating was 1. The officers consist of President Gary Coulter, Secretary Bob King. Librar- ians are Stanley Chapin and Wilbur Baker. peachn' min, HfLmefic lgayq The awards for Emporia Scholarships are greeted with as much pride by the scholars of D. C. H.S. as are the athletic letters by the athletes. Out of the 57 selected students, Z4 placed with state awards. The following students placed: physics: Robert Henningson, third: Donelle Gaurner, H.M: chemistry: Jim Sawyer, first: Ronald Torluemke, H.M: biology: Robert Henningson, H.M: English: James Cederberg, second: algebra: James Cederberg, third: plane geometry: Ray Kennedy, H.M: Shirley Scott, H.M: Ruth Laidig, fourth: solid geometry: Jim Sawyer, fourth: American history: Roy Gridley, H. M: Spanish I: James Cederberg, third: Spanish II: Shirley Scott, third: Ruth Laidig, first: Eleanor Olson, fifth: spelling: Dennis Barrett, H.M: bookkeeping: Virginia Vernon, H.M: business arithmetic: Evan Vernon, first: shorthand: Louise Morford, H.M: Lillian Skubal, H.M: Majorie Jording, H. M: agriculture: Waldo Anderson, first: Virgil Van Pelt, second. The mathematics .and physicalscience team, placed second in the state. 29 1952 -53 FFA Officers Public Speaking:SENIOR DIVISION - Waldo Anderson lstg Ronald Torluemke 4th. SOPHOMORE DIVISION - Dennis Barrett 5th, FRESHMAN DIVISION: - Lynn Johnson rrth. 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A prom through town, a Mardi Gras , banquet and program, a dance and crowning of the King and Queen, a midnight movie, a coke and carnival party , ' and a whoppin' breakfast--these were our prom activities. L e-or At the height of the dance, King Roy Gridley and Queen Eleanor Olson were crowned and entertained with the floor show program of musicals and readings. With a beginning at 6 o'c1ock Saturday eve- ning and an ending at 6 o'c1ock Sunday morning, we juniors and sen- iors had a wonderful time at the '53 Mardi Gras. 32 it B 3 K x -Q an I I. 4- '- ge J , ,, L. fi 5? as , :ii jz fi. ,Y- :.,,1F.. ' - K. EN X Y if , ' s ' H 15 T e fl H lg Q h ' ' - -M:?7i,.iT'5- 13 V V ,I Q'-5 ' 1 1 LN . - . 'Yim,1g'fEF 4' .v F f, gig I x 42 -fig, 2 ' P 5?G522fi.7? if ' ' 'il H2942 125, :eff 52 55. 4- , 11, .Lf we 1 ,Y TT.,- F ,--5 - . V, il, . SANDRA ANDERSON General Course5 Y-Teen I-2-3-45 Glee Club I-2-3-45 G.A,A. I Dictator5 Staff Reporter. RODNEY AREHART General Course5 Transfer 25 Hi-Y 2-35 Track 25 F. F. A. 45 F.F.A. Judging 4. LEONA BERNDT Commercial Course5 Y-Teen I-2-3-45 Glee Club 4. DAVID BRAINARD Voc. Ag. Course5 Hi-Y I-2-3-45 Glee Club 45 Wrestling 1-2-3- 45 Football I-2-3-45 D-Club 2-3-45 F.F.A. I-2-3-45 F.F.A. Judging I-2. ROBERT BROWN General Course5 Hi-Y I-2: Mixed Chorus l-2-3-45 Glee Club l- 2-3-45 Vocal Ensemble 3-45 Basketball I-2-3-45 Football 1-2-3- 45 Track I-25 D-Club 3-45 Play 3. DENNIS CARMAN Voc. Ag. Course5 Hi-Y I-2-3-45 F.F.A. I-2-3-4 . STANLEY CHAPIN General Course5 Hi-Y I-2-3-4: Mixed Chorus 3-45 Glee Club 3-45 Vocal Ensemble 3-45 Wrestling 45 Football I-2-3-41 Track I-2 -3-45 D-Club 2-3-45 Speech 3-45 Thespians 3-45 Play 3. NEVA COCHRAN - ll Commercial.Cfputse5g'-Teen I-2-3-4: Cabinet 45 Glee Club 35 Scholarship 3:nfDgc' 5 tom Re porter. 5 ,-lyll'-LVINQECQ, Q vqegelfalpoursei -Y r-2-3-4. : 1-ee, ga, 535.2 .. , fflm. tv -rt ,- 5.1-, . ':f fQ,,a - Titel G5aRY1.GQULIEi? 4 5 General Couf?e:5 Student Council 45 Hi-Y r-2-3-45 Cabinet 43 Mixed Chorlfsed-3-F45 Glee Club 1-2-3-45 Vocal Ensemble 3-45 Basketball r-2-3-45 Football 3-45 D-Club 3-45 Thespian 3-45 Play 3. ' JOANNE DeMAY Commercial Course5 Y-Teen I-2-3-45 Cabinet 3-45 Band 1-2- 3-45 Band Ensemble 3-45 Mixed Chorus 3-45 Glee Club I-2-3-45 Pep Band 35 Musical Demons 45 Cheerleader 3-45 Thespian 3-45 Play 35 G.A. A. I-25 Girls' State 35 Football Queen 45 Dictator5 Co-Editor. PHILLIP ERICKSON Collegiate Course5 l-Ii-Y I-25 Mixed Chorus 2-3-45 Vocal Ensemble 3-45 Soloist 2-3-45 Wrestling 1-2-3-45 Football 1-2- 3-45 Track 1-2-3-45 D-Club 2-3-45 F.F.A. I-2-3-45 F.F.A. Judging I-2. 33 255. 553459 if at I gsirf-5, E23 bhalugfgf f 2 5 1 f iii , mac- t a - ie: f 2555 'ta -W ' .:,:, .-,:: :vga-ergazeaee 5 ,. - ev , --,fy ' , 1- - 5 r l' r 5--I., 'I Nw .I -LT ,5 , ff 4. ' - .515--e1 22,s: 5: Q fix Qi ' of 1953 Y? 5 r tl' eniom .. V, as ,Q--. M wr 55: GORDON EUHUS General Course5 Band I-2-3-45 Soloist 2-35 Mixed Chorus 3-45 Glee Club 3-45 Vocal Ensemble 45 Pep Band 2-3-45 Musical Demons 3-45 Wrestling 2-3-45 Track I-2-3-4. MYRNA FLASKA General Course: Transfer 45 Y-Teen I-2-35 Cabinet 35 Play 35 Band I5 Mixed Chorus I-2: Glee Club I-2. DEE FORTIN Voc. Ag. Course5 Hi-Y 2-3-4: Glee Club 45 Wrestling 3-45 Basketball I-2.3 Football I-2-3-45 Track I-2-3-45 F.F.A. I-2- 3'4- LEE FORTIN Voc. Ag. Courseg Hi-Y 2-3-45 Glee Club 45 Basketball I-2-35 Football I-2-3-45 Co-Captain 45 Track I-2-3-4: D-Club 2-3- 45 F.F.A. I-2-3-4. DONELLE GAUMER Collegiate Course5 Hi-Y I-2 -3-43 Cabinet 25 Glee Club 1-2-3- 45 Mixed Chorus 1-2-3-45 Basketball 15 Football 15 Track 15 Speech 3-45 Debate 2-3-4: Thespians 3-45 Play 35 Dictaton Co- Editor. LYNNE GAUMER Collegiate Courseg Y-Teen I-2-3-45 Mixed Chorus I-2-3-4: Glee Club I-2-3-45 Vocal Ensemble I-2-3-45 Soloist 2-3-45 Cheerleader 3-45 Thespians 3-45 Play 3-45 Dictator5 Art Editor. ROY GRIDLEY Transfer 35 Collegiate Course5 Student Council 3-45 Mixed Cho- rus 3-45 Glee Club 3-45 Basketball 3-45 Football 3-45 Co-Captain 45 Track 3-45 D-Club 45 Boys' State 35 Dictator5 Sports Editor. GARY GUINN Voc. Ag. Course5 Hi-Y 2-3-45 Wrestling 45 Football I-2-35 Track 1-2-3-45 D-Club 2-3-45 F.F. A.' I-2-3-4. LeROY HARRIS Transfer 35 General Course5 Basketball 35 Football 3-45 D-Club 4. ROBERT HENNINGSON Collegiate Course5 Student Council 2-35 Hi -Y I-2-3-43 Cabinet 2-35 Football I-45 Basketball I-45 Scholarship I-2-3-45 Play 35 Dictator5 Sports Editor. DARLENE HOLLIDAY General Course5 Y-Teen I-2-3-45 Glee Club 1-2-3-45 Scholar- ship 25 G.A.A. 1. NANCY KAY IANOUSEK Commercial Course5 Y-Teen I-2-3-45 Band I-2-3-4: Band En- semble I-2-3-45 Mixed Chorus I-2-3-45 Glee Club I-2-3-4: Vocal Ensemble 3-45 Soloist 2-45 Pep Band I-2-3-45 Musical Demons 45 Thespians 3-45 Play 35 Scholarship 3. Ti, 3 ? ,1.3,e.f Ai . .pg HOWARD JENNINGS General Course: Hi-Y I-2-3-4: Cabinet 3-4: Mixed Chorus 2g Glee Club 25 Vocal Ensemble 2p'Basketball Ig Football Ig Track Ig Cheer- leader 4. LAWRENCE JENNINGS Voc. Ag. Courseg Hi-Y I-2-3-4: Football I-2-3g F. F.A. I-2-3-4. NANCY JOHNSON General Courseg Y-Teen I-2-3-43 Cabinet 3-4g Pres. 4g Baud I-2- 3-4g Pep Band 2-3-4: Band Ensembles I-2-3-45 Mixed Chorus I-2- 3-43 Glee Club I-2-3-45 Vocal Ensemble 44 Soloist I-2-3-4g Mu- sical Demons 3-4g Play 3g Scholarship 2-3. ' ELWOOD JORDING General Courseg F.F.A. I-2: F.F.A. Judging 2. BOBBIE KING General Courseg Student Council 1-2-3-43 Pres. 4: Marshall 4g Hi-Y I-2-3-4: Cabinet 2-3-4: Mixed Chorus I-2-3-45 Glee Club I-2-3-4g Vocal Ensemble 3: Wrestling I-39 D-Club 2-3-43 Boys' State 3. RAYMOND KING General Course: Mixed Chorus I-2-3-4: Glee Club I-2-3-4g Vocal Ensemble 4. FRANCES KRIZEK General Courseg Y-Teen I-2-3-4g Dictator: Reporter. GALEN KRIZEK General Courseg Hi-Y 2-3-41 Glee Club 3: Track 3. JACK KUMP General Courses Hi-Y I-2-3-4: Band I-2-3-4: Mixed Chorus 2-3- 45 Glee Club I-2 -3-43 Vocal Ensemble 45 Pep Band 4: Musical Demons 4. CARL LAFFERTY Voc. Ag. Courseg Student Council 4g Class Officer 3-4: Pres. 4: Mixed Chorus 4g Glee Club 3-4: Vocal Ensemble 45 Basketball rg Football 1-2-35 Track Ig Play 3: F.F.A. I-2-3-4: F.F.A. Judging I-2-3-4. ANN LEAKE Collegiate Course: Y-Teen 1-2-3-4g Cabinet 3-4: Mixed Chorus I-2-3-45 Glee Club 1-2-3-4g Vocal Ensemble 1-2-33 Thespian 3- 41 Play 3- SHIRLEY LOGAN Collegiate Course: Y-Teen I-2-3-4: Mixed Chorus I-2-3-45 Glee Club 1-2-3-4g Vocal Ensemble 2. 35 O! 1953 eniom PEGGY LONG CARMAN Commercial Course: Y-Teen I-2-3: Thespian 3-4: Play 3: Dictator: Circulation Manager. MARLO MAGERS Transfer 2: General Course: Hi-Y 2-3-4: Cabinet 2-3-4: Mixed Chorus 2-3-4: Glee Club 2-3-4: Vocal Ensemble 2-3-4: Track 2- JERRIDEE MANNING Commercial'Course: Class Officer 23 Y-Teen I-2 -3-43 Band I-2 3-4: Pep Band 2-3-4: Musical Demons 4: Dictator: Reporter. JERRY MARIETTA General Course: Hi-Y I-2-3-4: Wrestling I-2-3-4: Football I-2- 3-45 D-Club 2-3-4. BERTHA BOOKER MATCHETT Commercial Course: Y-Teen I-2-3-4: Band 1-2-3-4: Glee Club 2-3: Thespian 3g Play 3: Scholarship I: G.A.A. I. JACKSON METCALF Voc. Ag. Course: Hi-Y I-2-3-4: Mixed Chorus,3-4: Glee Club 3-4: Vocal Ensemble 3-4: Soloist 3-4: Basketball 1: Track 3-4: D-Club 4: Thespian 3-4: Play 3: F.F.A. I-2-3-4. REX MOORE General Course: Hi-Y I-2 -3-4: Cabinet I: Basketball I-2-3-4: Football 2: Track 3-4. STANLEY MOORE General Course: Basketball I-2-3-4: Football I-2-3-4: Track I- 2-3-4g D-Club 2-3-4. JANETTE NELSON General Course: Y-Teen I-2 -3-4: Cabinet 3-4: Band I-2-3-4: Band Ensemble I-2-3-4: Mixed Chorus 3-4: Glee Club I-2-3-4: Soloist I-2: Pep Band 2-3-4g Musical Demons 3-4: Dictator: Typist. ELEANOR OLSON D.C.H. S. I-2-4: Collegiate Course: Y-Teen I-2-43 Band I-2-3 4: Band Ensemble 2-3-4: Mixed Chorus I-2-3-4: Glee Club I-2- Vocal Ensemble 1-2-3-4: Soloist 2: Pep Band 2-3-4: Thespian 4: Scholarship 1-2: Dictator: Feature Editor. PATTY O'TOOLE Commercial Course: Y-Teen I-2: Thespian 3-4: Cheerleader 3: Play 3: G.A. A. I: Dictator: Business Manager. BILL POLLNOW Voc. Ag. Course: Basketball I-2: Football X-2: Track Ig F.F.A. I-2 -3-4. X 'Q Q 3 5 is 5 1 -3. 111 'S' H -P1 fi ff Q i if 53335 if 1 3 i 4 sf-.af f safe o f-555- 5. ,gg N3 1 . GLYNDA POLLNOW General Course5 Y-Teen I-2-3-45 Band I-2-3-45 Glee Club 45 Pep Band 3-4. DIXIE RATI-IBUN General Course5 Y-Teen I-2-3-4: Band I-2-3-43 Band Ensemble 3-45 Mixed Chorus 2-3-45 Glee Club 2-3-45 Vocal Ensemble 1-2- 3-45 Soloist 45 Pep Band I-2-3-45 Musical Demons5 Pres, 45 Dic- tator5 Feature Editor. DELMAR RICHARDS General Course5 Hi -Y I-3-45 Band 1-2 -3-45 Band Ensemble 3-45 Mixed Chorus 3-45 Glee Club 2-3-45 Vocal Ensemble 45 Soloist 45 Pep Band I-2 -3-45 Musical Demons 45 Track 4. DARLENE RICHARDSON General Course5 Y-Teen I-2-3-43 Mixed Chorus 3-45 Glee Club 2-3-45 Thespian 45 Play 3. J ACK ROBERTS General Course5 Football I-3. JACK SABIN General Course5 Hi-Y 3-45 Football I. JIM SAWYER Transfer 45 Collegiate Course5 Hi-Y 45 Band 45 Mixed Chorus 45 Glee Club 45 Vocal Ensemble 45 Debate 4. ROBERT SCHMOKER General Course5 Hi-Y 1-2-3-45 Mixed Chorus I-3-45 Glee Club 1-3-45 Wrestling r-45 D-Club 2-3-45 Speech Festival I. DON SHAW Voc. Ag. Course5 Student Council I-2-3: Hi-Y I-2-3-4: Mixed Chorus I-2-3-45 Glee Club 1-2-3-45 Vocal Ensemble 35 Soloist I-3-45 Wrestling I-3-45 Track I-2-3-45 D-Club 2-3-45 F.F.A. 1-2-3-4. LILLIAN SKUBAL Transfer 45 General Course5 Class Officer 35 Y-Teen I-2-35 Cab- inet 2-35 Band 2-35 Mixed Chorus I-25 Glee Club I-2: Pep Band 2-35 Play 35 Girls' State 3. BONNIE TAYLOR Collegiate Course5 Y-Teen I-2-3-4: Cabinet 3-45 Band I-2-3-4: Band Ensemble I-2 -3-45 Mixed Chorus I-2-3-4: Glee Club 1-2- 3-45 Soloist 3-45 Pep Band I-2-3-43 Musical Demons 3-45 Thes- pian 3-45 Play 35 Scholarship. AMY JANE THOMSEN Collegiate Course5 Y-Teen 1-2-3-45 Cabinet 3-45 Band 3-45 Band Ensemble 45 Mixed Chorus I-2-3-4: Glee Club I-2-3-4: Vocal Ensemble I-2-3-45 Thespian 3-45 Play 35 Scholarship 2-3. 37 ' A 135 o!l93 eniom li page 'W 'Psi me sf so as fr ' is W fi. :I V' 1 i ..1E.?Zf 1131152 TP: X? .... . -N .-H 7 -:v F, - C. E, - , .nfs vm L. .M W-f f --1 sm .ss , ,,s,,a., l ,,... W- eg f- - - f- A ,..,.u.. it J., ,, ,. .. D.. , M 1-me H- f. 1. Ni M 9. 1 .... ,, ws. wifi? H-.ss -.-- , ,---ff is ,rs-1513 ...sr-L, , , ,, .. .tm sf is . 1 -.Ip ,hifi - . .-J.. fr --A - . s r. s ,..., at 'fs 3 A lf ff rs ' gf if . M .ii-345' Q A U r as F f - L as W K' 4-A Q- ' 1- s -s 'X 'P li t sw a. r 1 H, s , , ,l J 5 1. 61 ,gy ,Im Q H. . f li-is 'i ,L 1 : 5 J' A 1 sa-4 73 rl, 1 .ip si, L. 1- , J sighs sea .W . 'if i' s J ' sf sbs - i' 4' i i -s 1, rw' 4, -m x. EQ' -it r I -1 AE 1-7 r--. ak I RONALD TORLUEMKE Voc. Ag. Courseg Hi-Y 1-2-3-45 Cabinet 3-45 Pres. 4: Band I- 2-3-4g Mixed Chorus 3-4g Glee Club 3-4: Pep Band 2-3-4g Mu- sical Demons 4g Speech Festival 35 Debate 2-3-4g Thespian 4g Play 3g Scholarship 2-35 F.F.A. I-2-3-45 F. F. A. Judging 1-2-3- 4. SHIRLEY UFFORD MUIRHEAD Commercial Coursey Y-Teen I-2-3-43 Band I-2-3-4g Glee Club 1-2-3g Pep Band 3-4: Musical Demons 4. CLETA VACURA Transfer 4g General Course: Y-Teen Ir2 -3g Cabinet 33 Band I-2- 35 Mixed Chorus I-23 Glee Club I-25 Play 3. CLARA BELLE VERNON General Courses Y-Teen I-2-3-4: Cabinet 4g G.A. A. I-2-35 Dictatorg Art Editor. DENNIS VERNON Commercial Coursey Hi-Y I-43 Wrestling 35 Basketball Ig Foot- ball 1-2-3g Track I-2-3-4g D-Clubs F.F.A. I-2. EVAN VERNON General Course: Hi-Y I-2-3-4: Basketball 1. VIRGINIA VERNON General Coursey Y-Teen I-2-3-45 Band 1-2-3-45 Band Ensembles I-2-3-4g Glee Club 45 Soloist I-2-3-4: Musical Demons 2-3-4g Pep Band I-2-3-45 Scholarship 2. LAWRENCE WEAVER Transfer 35 General Courses Vocal Ensemble 23 Mixed Chorus I- 2-3-4g Glee Club I-2-3-43 Basketball 1-2-3g Track I-2-3-4g Football I-2-3-45 D-Club 3-4g Play 3. MARILYN WHITE General Course: Y-Teen I-2-3-45 G.A.A. Ig Dictatorg Reporter. MEREDITH WHITE General Course: Hi-Y I-2-33 Cabinet 2g Basketball I-3g Track 3-45 D-Club 3-4g Dictator: Grade Editor. PAUL WINDER General Coursey Hi-Y 25 Basketball Ig Track I. DONNA WITT General Courses Y-Teen 1-2-3-45 Glee Club I-2-3-4. ' if, fe: 1. . Q Q 11, gi u Eg., f 3 .,,,4. ur Pi S f of B - . goal! ia ere Y W- Dear Diary, Now we wind up our senior year, the most precious year of all. Some of us have spent twelve years together, preparing ourselves for adulthood. But working together was fun ----- who could possibly forget the class play, Arsenic and Old Lace ? Or the final senior assembly with its fun and frolic as we said good-bye? When graduation drew near, we were so busy we didn't have time to feel sad. Baccalaureate Service with its helpful suggestions lent a thought- ful note to our last week together. Then came senior breakfast, when we met to begin our last day together. The program carried us through the seven stages of man ---- the bawling infant, the whiningschoolboy, the sighing lover, the brave soldier, the wise and formal justice, the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, and finally the second childhood. . And now dear Diar as our 1 Ya ' four years at D. C.H.S. go down 1 in the school's history, we close - gl ,ytt our book with Commencement. . t The Senior Class U . u CLASS 0F 1953 Decatur Community High School BACCALAUREATE SERVICE Sunday, May 17, 1953 High School Auditorium Eight 0'Clock if i CLASS Sandra 'Anderson Rodney Arehart Leona Berndt David Brainard Robert Brown Dennis Carman Peggy Carman Stanley Chapin Neva Cochran Melvin Colyer Gary Coulter Joanne DeMay Phillip Erickson Gordon Euhus Myrna Flaska Dee Fortin Lee Fortin Lynne Gaumer Donelle Gaumer Roy Gridley Gary Guinn Leroy Harris Robert Henningson Darlene Holliday Nancy Kay Janousek Howard Jennings Lawrence Jennings Nancy Johnson IIIIHIIHEHIIEHIEIIT D.C.H.S, Band .... Komm. Susser Teri Marche Poco -.- Irene Overture - Auld Lang Syne . Processional Vernadean Euh Ruth Laidig Invocation - .... . Greetings ...... - - What's School For'?. .------------- 4:45 p.m. -.- Johann Sebastian Bach --------,-.-,-------. Donald I. Moore -.- Joseph McCarthy and Harry Tierney --------------------- arr. K. L. us Erma Jean Muckey Marcille Holmberg --- The Reverend Luther Kurtz Carl Lafferty class President --------------- ----- Roy Gridley Back Through The Year of '53 A Narrator-Ronald Torluemke Don Shaw ...... --- ----------,--------------------,----- The Builder Instrumental Ensemble .... ............, ............. ' ' Chapel Shrine Vocal Ensemble Delmar Richards, Bonnie Taylor, Jim Sawyer, Nancy Kay Janousek, Naney Johnson, Shirley Muii-head, Joanne DeMay, Janette Nelson, Glyn- da Pollnow, Virginia Vernon. - Younger than Springtime and Into The Night Shirley Logan, Ann Leake, Lynne Gaumer, Eleanor Olson, Dixie Rathbun, Amy Jane Thomsen, Lawrence Weaver, Jack Metcalf, Phil Erickson, Jack Kump, Gor- don Euhus, Gary Coulter. Bob Brown ........ ----.---------------- - Thanks for the Memory. And In The Future? .... .... .......... D o nelle Gaumer Presentation of the Class .... ....... S upt. H. G. Mahon Presentation of the Diplomas ,- ................. Ward Claar School Anthem ............. --- Class of '53 and audience Benedictlon ..... --- The Reverend Paul Brooks Recessional Sylvia Mahon Kay Rezner Phyllis Anderson Marcia Petracek -gg-.ngu-1..-I..-u1..1.n-.1-.u.-sl.-4.14.-in.-I.-.q..ug.l1.n.-.l1qu1..-..p1.,...q.1. 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